of Franklin County, Ohio · from New Hampshire · documented from the public record
The family in the record
William O. Merritt b. 1822
parentsWilliam Merritt
William O. Merritt⚭ Cynthia Sisson
childrenGeorge M. Merritt
Source: Biographical Record of Franklin County, Ohio
Their story
What the record says
Father of George M. Merritt.
Born in New Hampshire September 22.
Removed westward to Ohio and settled in Athens, where he engaged in contracting and building.
A contractor on the Hocking Valley lines.
A Democrat who never sought office.
Married Cynthia Sisson.
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